Mature Bucks

The clearest sign, to my mind, of approaching autumn – besides a clear drop in the nightly temperatures – is the appearance of mature bucks in our yard. They first showed up – singly or up to three at a time – last week. As it is not yet rutting season, they still graze friendly side by side.

As they only appear for a short while at a time, and sometimes late in the evening at that, I have only been able to take pictures of one – luckily the most magnificent of the three – and one somewhat blurry video of the three together. Well, there’s another video of that magnificent guy, but only when he is already disappearing. I’ve already posted single pictures of that most magificent one on my other blog, but I still want to show more pictures and the videos here. Let’s start with “His Majesty”:

I was really lucky to capture him in the mellow late-afternnon sunlight. I’ve been on the look-out for him (and the other two) for the last few days, but I don’t think they came wandering by. I, too, hope to get them sparring. One or two years ago I did see them, but couldn’t get the cameras ready quickly enough. If I manage to this time, I will of course show that here.

Wow, what a great show in your garden, Pit! Magnificent 🦌🦌🦌 animals, not only his Majesty 🙂 and a fine video. Your photos look really good, we’re impressed with the progress. Hope everything is alright with you in Texas. We are looking further towards Florida and sincerely hope the best for our friends.
All the best,
The Fab Four of Cley